Olympus VG-120 - Manual (Page 54)

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Usage Tips Usage Tips
If the camera does not work as intended, or if an error
message is displayed on the screen, and you are unsure
of what to do, refer to the information below to fi x the
problem(s).
Troubleshooting
Battery Battery
“The camera does not work even when batteries are
installed”.
Insert recharged batteries in the correct direction.
“Inserting the battery and the SD/SDHC memory
card (sold separately)” (p. 12), “Charging the
battery and setting up using the supplied CD”
(p. 13), “Charging the battery with the supplied
USB-AC adapter” (p. 16)
Battery performance may have been reduced
temporarily due to low temperature. Take the
batteries out of the camera, and warm them by
putting them in your pocket for a while.
Card/Internal memory Card/Internal memory
“An error message is displayed”.
“Error message” (p. 55)
Shutter button Shutter button
“No picture is taken when the shutter button is
pressed”.
Cancel sleep mode.
To save battery power, the camera automatically
goes into sleep mode and the monitor turns off
if there is no operation for 3 minutes when the
camera is turned on. No picture is taken even if
the shutter button is fully pressed in this mode.
Operate the zoom buttons or other buttons to
restore the camera from sleep mode before
taking a picture. If the camera is left for another
12 minutes, it automatically turns off. Press the
n button to turn the camera on.
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Press the q button to switch to the shooting
mode.
Wait until
#(fl ash charge) stops blinking before
taking pictures.
Monitor Monitor
“Diffi cult to see”.
Condensation *1 may have occurred. Turn off the
power, and wait for the camera body to become
acclimated to the surrounding temperature and dry
out before taking pictures.
*1 Dew drops can form in the camera when it is
suddenly taken from a cold location into a warm,
humid room.
“Vertical lines appear on the screen”.
This condition may occur when the camera is
pointed at an extremely bright subject under a clear
sky and so on. The lines do not appear, however,
in the fi nal image.
“The light is caught in the picture”.
Shooting with fl ash in dark situations results in an
image with many fl ash refl ections on dust in the air.
Date and time function Date and time function
“Date and time settings return to the default setting”.
If the batteries are removed and left out of the
camera for about a day
*2 , the date and time
settings return to the default setting, and must
be reset.
*2 The time until the date and time settings return to
the default setting varies depending on how long
the batteries have been loaded.
“Date, time, time zone, and language” (p. 17)
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